News tagged ‘foxconn’
Monday, 24 Dec 2012
Foxconn Buys Stake In Camera Maker GoPro, Invests $200 Million
Foxconn has just invested $200 million for a 8.88% stake in GoPro camera makers, Woodman Labs.
Friday, 30 Mar 2012
Apple and Foxconn Vow to Improve Work Conditions
Under increasing public scrutiny, Apple and Foxconn made promises to improve working conditions at Foxconn's China factories.
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012
Foxconn Owner Hon Hai to Become Sharp's Largest Shareholder
Sharp will sell a 9.9% stake (about 121.65 million new shares) to the Hon Hai Group for 66.9 billion yen (US$807 million). This will make Hon Hai Sharp's largest shareholder.
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012
Behind the Scenes Inside Foxconn's Factories
What's it like inside Foxconn's assembly lines for Apple's products? America's ABC News scored an exclusive visit inside Foxconn, and while we won't be able to watch the programme here in Singapore, they've written a preface about what they saw inside the factories.
Monday, 1 Aug 2011
Androids Hired to Build iPhones
Chinese news outlet, Xinhuanet.com, reported that that Terry Gou, founder and chairman of Foxconn said that the company will replace workers with 1 million robots in three years.
Tuesday, 28 Dec 2010
Foxconn Buys Stake in Hitachi Displays
In a proposed tie-up, Foxconn will purchase a total of 100 billion yen in shares of Hitachi's LCD panel subsidiary, Hitachi Displays Ltd, according to the Nikkei newspaper.
Tuesday, 8 Jun 2010
Foxconn Giving Workers Another Raise
In light of a recent spate of suicides at their factories, Foxconn is giving their workers another raise.
Thursday, 20 May 2010
A Day in the Life of a Foxconn Worker
They're the ones who toil night and day to make us our high-priced gadgets while they get by at minimum wage. Chinese news site Southern Weekend sent its intern on an undercover mission to discover what it's really like to work in a Foxconn factory.